Chapter 205: Chapter 205: The Most Heartbreaking Rejection
Under Wangyue’s forceful persuasion, Bai Qishu confessed easily.
Wu looked at Wangyue with eyes full of admiration.
Ye Ningwan ordered Bai Qishu to be locked in a room first, watching him closely, and only to bring him out to testify when necessary.
Wu had someone take Bai Qishu away.
Ye Ningwan and Zhan Hanjue also left.
Wu hurried to Wangyue, asking with an admiring face, "How did you manage to get him to confess so easily?"
"Just some very ordinary means," Wangyue answered modestly.
Wu gave a thumbs up in praise: "Too modest! Every time I deal with someone, it’s howling like wolves and crying like ghosts, hurting flesh and bones, yet they might still not confess. But you, without a sound or a visible injury, can get someone to spill the beans so straightforwardly. How can you call this ordinary means?"
"When he makes noise, can’t you just cover his mouth? If you cover his mouth, he won’t make noise," said Wangyue innocently.
Wu chuckled awkwardly, "Makes sense, I’ll try it next time. So... Wangyue, do you have a boyfriend?"
"No," Wangyue shook her head.
Wu chuckled a bit more, scratched his head, and said, "I don’t have one either."
"Want me to introduce someone? I know quite a few outstanding men," Wangyue said with a gossip-like face.
Wu’s face turned dark, wondering who needed her to introduce a boyfriend.
"I’m straight, I don’t like men," Wu mumbled in explanation.
"Oh, that’s really a pity," Wangyue shook her head in regret.
"No, what do you mean by ’really a pity’?" Wu was speechless.
"Haha, just kidding," Wangyue stuck out her tongue.
Wu took a deep breath, looked at her cute chubby face, and couldn’t help but feel his heart race, continuing to smile awkwardly, "Actually, what I mean is, you don’t have a boyfriend, and I don’t have a girlfriend. I find you quite cute, how about considering me?"
Wangyue: "..."
"Are you confessing to me?"
"Uh, yes, so do you accept?" Wu asked with an expectant look.
Wangyue thought for a moment, then shook her head.
Wu said anxiously, "Why not? I’m not bad, you know. I bought a house in Jiangcheng, and if you’re willing, I can buy you another one."
"Tch, who wants you to buy a house," Wangyue expressed disdain.
"Then I’ll buy you delicious food," Wu, knowing she loves to eat, quickly promised.
Wangyue shook her head again, looked at him, and said, "You’re too ugly, I don’t like it."
After speaking, Wangyue turned and walked away.
Wu: "..."
He touched his own face.
Although he wasn’t as handsome and imposing as his boss, still, ugly... this word didn’t have to stick to him, right?
Too much, too hurtful, how could she say he was ugly?
"Wangyue, did you bully Wu?"
Ye Ningwan suddenly asked out of curiosity.
Wangyue was eating a peach crisp, shook her head upon hearing this, "No, I didn’t bully him."
"But these past two days, how come he looks so resentful when he sees you, and even takes detours?"
"Probably because I rejected him," Wangyue said.
Ye Ningwan: "..."
"He confessed to you?"
Wangyue nodded and recounted what happened that day.
Ye Ningwan was speechless and silently mourned for Wu in her heart.
This reason for rejection, the mental space it demands!
Perhaps Wu’s aura of grievance was too strong, even Zhan Hanjue felt it.
Recently, Zhan Hanjue, enjoying cozy nights with his wife, was in high spirits and a good mood.
Besides, with Bai Qishu revealing the poison’s formula, Ye Ningwan had prepared the antidote in less than two days.
The Chasing Silk Poison was resolved, with no worries, life was bright and beautiful.
He couldn’t stand Wu’s aura of grievance.
So, with a grand gesture, he sent him away.
Don’t dawdle in front of him, affecting his good mood.
With Wu gone, with no one wandering around the yard, even the flowers in the courtyard seemed to bloom more splendidly.
That day, Leng Linglong came to the Zhan Family.
After all, as the eldest lady of the Leng Family, she was considered a cousin at the Zhan Family, and Housekeeper Wu didn’t dare to stop her.
Moreover, since Master wasn’t home, and she said she wasn’t here to see him, but to see Miss Ye.
So Housekeeper Wu dared not obstruct her even more.
As luck would have it, Ye Ningwan had taken Wangyue out, and they weren’t in the courtyard.
Leng Linglong wandered into the courtyard and unintentionally wandered into the room where Bai Qishu was held.
"Help me."
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Bai Qishu escaped, and he took Leng Linglong with him.
Upon Ye Ningwan’s return, she was furious.
"How could a living person escape from right under your nose, and even abduct someone?" Ye Ningwan angrily questioned.
Housekeeper Wu answered tremblingly, "We’re not sure either. Miss Linglong somehow wandered into that room, released him, and was taken hostage. By the time we realized, they were gone."
Ye Ningwan frowned hard; this wasn’t normal.
Bai Qishu could use poison, Leng Linglong could open the door for him.
But escaping without third-party help would be difficult.
"Housekeeper Wu, gather everyone in the house, question each one, and investigate." Ye Ningwan ordered coldly.
Sure enough, an inside agent was revealed during the investigation.
Leng Linglong’s visit to that room, her encounter with Bai Qishu, had been guided every step.
Probably, her visit that day was premeditated by someone.
Zhan Hanjue was furious upon learning about it.
The other party just wanted to escape, bribing his household staff.
If they intended harm, how could he sleep soundly at night?
Housekeeper Wu knew the severity of the matter and promptly reorganized the household staff, ensuring such incidents wouldn’t happen again.
"Now, we need to find Leng Linglong first." Ye Ningwan frowned and said.
Zhan Hanjue said, "His aim should be to escape; he won’t harm Leng Linglong. I’ll send people to find them immediately, and we should catch them on the road."
Ye Ningwan nodded.
Leng Linglong is a simple girl, and encountering such an event for the first time, who knows how frightened she would be, so she must be found quickly.
But Zhan Hanjue sent people out to search, and they searched for half a day without finding them.
Ye Ningwan’s face darkened and she immediately took people to the Leng Family.
Mrs. Leng had no idea of the matter yet.
Ye Ningwan explained the situation and then coldly said, "You and Li Qingqing have been collaborating; Bai Qishu’s escape can’t be separated from her. It’s one thing for her to free Bai Qishu, but what does it mean to take Leng Linglong along?"
Mrs. Leng immediately retorted harshly, "The person was tied up at your Zhan Family, and now you come questioning me? Ye Ningwan, your skill in turning the tables is impressive."
"Mrs. Leng, I didn’t come to argue with you or to shirk responsibility. I only wish to find Leng Linglong as soon as possible. She’s simple-minded and pampered, and aren’t you worried about her?"
"She’s my niece; she belongs to the Leng Family, of course, I worry. Don’t talk so nicely, if not for you, how would she have been kidnapped?"
"Alright, stop arguing and find the person first." Leng Ziqing came out from the room, her face pale with reproach.
The Zhan Family and the Leng Family both sent out people to search.
Bai Qishu and Leng Linglong seemed to have disappeared without a trace.